Judith McDonnell

Dr. Judy McDonnellDr. Judith McDonnell
Professor of Sociology
Department of History & Social Sciences

Jmcdonne@bryant.edu 
Suite C Room 219
(401) 232-6389

Welcome to the site for Judy McDonnell. Judy has been on the Bryant Faculty in Sociology since 1989. Judy received her B.A. at Cornell University in 1978, her M.A., 1984, and Ph. D, 1990, in Sociology, from Brown University.

Judy teaches a variety of Sociology courses at Bryant, including:
   
      SOC352: Sociology of Gender, Illness and Health
           with Service Learning Option (SOC352SL)
      SOC360: Sociology of Sport (new ’07)    
           with Service Learning Option (SOC360SL)
      SOC453: Race and Ethnicity    
      SOC454: Social Theory and Social Inequality: The Study of Isms and Phobias

Research & Interests

Judy’s research includes many conference presentations and publications. Her research has covered a wide variety of issues, including Section 8 and Public Housing, Fair Share Housing, Rap Music, and Guns and Violence, with each focusing on the study of inequality. Her recent research, with colleague Cileine de Lourenço, is an exploration of identity negotiation among Brazilian immigrant women living and working in the Boston, MA area.

Judy’s recent publications include:

Judith McDonnell and Cileine de Lourenço, “You’re Brazilian right? What kind of Brazilian are you? The racialization of Brazilian immigrant women.”  Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2009,  Vol. 32, Issue 2.

 Judith McDonnell and Cileine de Lourenço. “Brazilian Immigrant Women: Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Transnationalism,” Chapter 6 in Clémence Jouët-Pastré, and Leticia J. Braga, eds. Becoming Brazuca: Brazilian Immigration to the United States.  Harvard University DRCLAS (September 2008).Cileine de Lourenço and Judith McDonnell, “Raça/etnia/nacionalidade: narrativas e experiências identitarias entre imigrants brasileiras na região de Boston Accepted by Caderno do NEDER, scholarly journal published by Universidade do Vale do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Spring, 2008.

Judith McDonnell and Cileine de Lourenço, “Brazilian Immigrant Women and the Moving Target of Latina Immigrant Identity.”  Latino(a) Research Review, Volume 6, Nos. 1 & 2, 2006-2007.Awards & Honors

  • 2006: Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society
  • 2005-2006: Bryant Faculty Mentor of the Year Award
  • 2005-2006: Bryant University Faculty Federation Distinguished Faculty Award
  • 2002: Bryant University National Alumni Council Distinguished Faculty Award
  • 2001-2002: Advisor of the Year Award, Bryant Pride, the GLBTQ student group
  • 1995: Outstanding Teaching Award in Liberal Arts